Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline: Growing Up is Hard to Do
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Release Date: 1998-08-14
- Runtime: 91.0 min
- Budget: $5.0 million
- Revenue: $5.5 million
- Production Companies: Fox Searchlight Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises
Cast & Crew
Natasha Lyonne, Alan Arkin, Marisa Tomei, Eli Marienthal, David Krumholtz, Kevin Corrigan, Jessica Walter, Mena Suvari, Rita Moreno, Carl Reiner, Bryna Weiss, Charlotte Stewart, Marley McClean, Mary Portser, Jay Patterson, Natalie Karp
Synopsis – What to Expect from “Slums of Beverly Hills”
Slums of Beverly Hills is a 1998 comedy-drama film about the lives of the members of a dysfunctional family living in an impoverished Jewish community in Beverly Hills. Vivian Abramowitz is a single mother raising her three children, 15-year-old Rivka, 18-year-old Elliot, and 14-year-old Molly. Vivian is a struggling waitress, and her family moves frequently, living in different motels within the slums of Beverly Hills.
The family is struggling to make ends meet, and Vivian is determined to give her children a better life. She enrolls them in a prestigious private school, even though they can’t afford the tuition. Vivian also tries to help her brother, Uncle Morty, who is a compulsive gambler and is always in debt.
The film follows the family as they navigate their way through their new lives in Beverly Hills. Rivka struggles to fit in with the other wealthy students at school, while Elliot is trying to find his place in the world and Molly is dealing with her first crush. Vivian is determined to make a better life for her family, but her past catches up with her when her ex-husband resurfaces.
The film deals with themes of family, identity, and class struggle. Vivian and her children must learn to accept their place in the world and find a way to make their lives better. Slums of Beverly Hills is a funny, heartfelt,
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